2024 Pashnit Touring on a Hayabusa

[pashnit]

 

[pashnit]

Highway 58 back in the day, some long, long straights out here. Hard to believe these shots are over 20 years ago. We're still out here riding.

 

[WuzzaCBXRider]

Intersections in the middle of nowhere.

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Highway 58 | California Motorcycle Roads | Pashnit

Central California Motorcycle Rides - Ride Hwy 58 California City, Temblor Range, California

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Red bike parking section at the front

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That red one right behind yours has an extremely low seat. Brand/model?

 

[pashnit]

That red one right behind yours has an extremely low seat. Brand/model?

Not sure if that's consider low, he's a pretty tall guy. That's Luc's Ducati MultiStrada. He comes on every tour I offer, but he has a lot of bikes & rotates around his collection, different bike every tour. Plus Luc is kinda your neighbor, he's based out of Merced.

 

[pashnit]

Highway 58 is a fast road

Way off in the distance atop that mountain is a white dome. That's a FAA radar tower atop Black Mountain. There's a single lane paved road to the top of the mountain you can access from the Pozo Loop. We've done it twice on Pashnit Tours. But I got scolded the second time cuz it was a little too extreme. Too sandy, too bumpy, too many rocks. So we haven't been up there since.

 

[WuzzaCBXRider]

Rats! Dry yellah grass season is upon us. Time to ride up into the tall and uncut where everything is green or snowy and all the trees have pointy tops.

 

[pashnit]

Black Mountain Rd. Too extreme for a group ride?

Too extreme? I thought it was fun.

7 miles of this...

 

[pashnit]

But that view headed to the top of the mountain

 

[pashnit]

I may have a slightly skewed view of that 'fun' is

 

[pashnit]

at the summit

Atop Black Mountain, the reactions ranged from:

Ken: I came all the way from Utah to see this! Awesome!
Tim: Pretty cool
Luc: I think I can see my house from here
Randy: You F@cker!

He was on a Buell, so maybe that's the issue.

 

[pashnit]

We have this loop we love to ride from Highway 58 near Pozo.

Huer Huero to Las Palitas to Highway 58 to Highway 229-Rossi's Driveway. Super backroads fun.

Welp. Road Closed sign.

Is it Suggestion Closed or really Closed Closed. Let's go find out. Never believe the sign.

 

[pashnit]

Let's call this one Suggestion Closed.

 

[pashnit]

Huer Huero is a fun no-center-line slalom ride!

 

[pashnit]

Las Pilitas Rd

 

[pashnit]

Quick stint on Highway 58 Calf Canyon and we reach Rossi's Driveway.

If Rossi had a driveway, this would be it.

Famous road in local riding circles.

Hwy 229 Rossi's Driveway, San Luis Obispo Co | California Roads | Pashnit

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Just watch for the sand on the inside line. Expect it to be there. Always go wide on roads like this.

 

[pashnit]

Does this look like a state highway? It is. Officially known as Highway 229. But everyone just calls it Rossi's Driveway.

 

[WuzzaCBXRider]

Elevation changes in the twisties are a gas, like hiway 1 west from Leggett.

 

[michael parris heuberger]

Elevation changes in the twisties are a gas, like hiway 1 west from Leggett.

Hi. I have ridden to Fl bike week. Comming back from NJ to Ma. It was 6° F. Also I have ridden in snow 2 times. It was an early snow about 3 to 4 inches deep but very wet so the tires got to the ground so curves and 90° turns was with feet down and very slow. When I reached home it took over a 1/2 hr to get up my driveway all dirt wheel would just spin till it got down to the dirt then it moved a few inches and start spinning again.